Bathroom Makeover Reveal

It's a cold, cloudy, snuggly kind of day today so I thought I would finally get around to posting the full makeover I did in one of our bathrooms.
We've been in our house just over a year now, back when we first moved in we kind of just put up some decor we had on hand and left it at that.
I've been trying to take one room at a time and 'finish' it, and this one was at the top of my list.
Not only is it our kid's bathroom, but it is also the guest bathroom for anyone who might be over as well.

I've got some before and after pictures for you, and I listed where everything came from or how I made it.

Let's see how it all came together!

The Learning Journey Color Fun Fish Bowl Review

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All opinions are 100% my own and honest.

I DO NOT receive any compensation if you click the links provided or purchase the product mentioned.

My toddler and I are back with another review for you today!

This is the Color Fun Fish Bowl from The Learning Journey.

If that company sounds familiar it's because we also had the chance to review their Alphabet Fish (if you missed that review be sure to check it out as well, you can find it here)

Christmas is fast approaching and I have to say, this fun and educational toy might just have to be added to your shopping list, let's check it out, shall we?

Dragon Costume Tutorial

Well this a close one, no one will probably really be able to use this costume tutorial until next year, but I am proud of myself for getting this posted before Halloween!

Small victory here.

I mentioned this last year, but I will reiterate again for those who might be new.

At the school my son attends the children may dress up for Halloween if they complete a book report for the month.

If they do dress up it can't be anything undead, scary, evil,  etc.

Last year my son wanted to be Dracula for Halloween, but that costume wouldn't cut it for school, so he was Dracula for trick-or-treating, and we made him a spider costume for school. (You can check out the spider costume tutorial here).
This year, again, he wants to be Dracula for trick-or-treating, but knowing the policy of his school he chose to be a dragon there.
Like the spider costume from last year, I didn't want to spend a lot of money, so I went a DIY route with it.

Now you may be asking yourself, Why did she go to all this work for one costume to be worn only a couple of hours at school? (Don't worry, my husband asked me the same question...)
My response is, It will be worn/used more than once!
I made the costume specifically so it can be added to our 'collection' of 'dress-up items.

DIY Candle Holder

When October first started I had all these plans to decorate for Halloween and make everything look all festive.

And then life happened.

Between school for my oldest, my birthday, an unexpected/last minute vacation for Fall Break, making a Halloween costume, and more, I didn't really get around to everything I wanted to do.

Just this past week though I was able to hurry and whip up some last minute things for the house.

I had wanted to decorate our fireplace mantel with some little pumpkins where one of them was on a candle holder.

The only problem was, I couldn't find a 'candle holder' that I liked, or even one I could re-purpose. Anywhere.

I checked the dollar store, the local thrift store, even Wal-mart.

Thankfully I remembered seeing this idea years ago somewhere, and thankfully this was so quick and easy that I was able to finish it in under 20 minutes!

The Learning Journey Alphabet Fish Review

*I received the following product for free in exchange for an honest review here on my blog.

I DO NOT receive any compensation for links clicked to the product or if you purchase the product.

All opinions are 100% my own and honest.

My toddler and I had the opportunity to review this Touch Pad Alphabet Fish from The Learning Journey.

Let's take a look at all of the perks of this toy, shall we?

All 26 letters of the alphabet are uppercase with a correlating picture next to it.

The 'buttons' are actually flat and respond easily to a very light touch, which is great for little fingers!

DIY Beach Themed Canvas Art

Two weeks ago I posted a tutorial for removing the towel bar in your bathroom and replacing it with towel hooks instead.
It was the first post for our bathroom makeover. (If you missed that one you can check it out here).
We had some beach-themed artwork already in the bathroom, but I felt like it was a little out-dated and I wanted something to tie in with the other colors.
I knew I wanted to make something myself, so I went to Hobby Lobby and grabbed a 2-pack of blank 8x10 canvases. I think they are only $3.99 (and then use your 40% off coupon!)
I decided on a seahorse picture and an anchor picture.

I've got step by step pictures to show you how to whip these up yourself!

'Twix' Dessert Bars

I haven't posted a recipe on here for a while, which is weird because I've been finding some great ones on Pinterest that we've really liked.

I'm sure I'll get around to them, but I HAD HAD HAD to share this one with you all.

These are seriously ah-maz-ing!!!!

I actually first pinned this recipe almost 2 years ago, and just never got around to making it.

I am so glad I finally did though because now that I know how awesome it is, it will be whipped up MANY times in the future. I can't believe how much these actually taste like a Twix bar.

Sooooo good people.

This recipe is perfect to have on hand to use it at all of your upcoming holiday festivities.

It's also one that you can make ahead, and stores really well.

These only lasted a couple of days at our house before they were gone, and they were still just as yummy as the first day we made them.